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Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-30
Previous Railroad Horrors.

The present year will pass down to
history as the year OF railway horrors.
The record In this regard exceeds that
of the five previous years combined.
On January 4th the Baltimore d Ohio
fast train bound from New York 10
Chicago with five coaches and . bag
gage car, had Just passed Republic, o..
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-30
FORGING AHEAD.
Philadelphia Struggles up TO
Third Place in the Contest
for the Pennant
And Bids Fair to Become a
Strong Opponent for Dotroit
and Chicago
BASE BALL.


Good Work Accomplished In Each Of the
Three Associations During the Past Week.
In the National League the noticea-
BILE feature is the continued advance of
the Philadelpbias, whose career of
success is 30 steady and uninterrupted
that 1t looks more than ever as II they
are to seriously contest the possession
of the pennaDt. Last week they took
three straight from Indianapolis and
two out Of three from Detroit, taking
the leaders into camp with nearly as
much ease as they did the tail-enders.
Their weeks work enabled them to
pass New York and take possession of
third place, In which they are now
snugly ensconsed. Detroit also had q
good week, winning four out of six
and opening gap of four games be-
tween them and Chicago. The latter
was unable toiplay any games turing
the first three days owing to rain and
the last half Of the week was finished
at New York, where the Chicago boys
gave up two games and took one; their
standing Is consequently somewhat re.
duced although still second. New
York got three out Of five during the
week; Boston played but two games
and won both, improving Its standing
over last week but still in fifth place.
Pittsburg, Washington and Indianap-
oils all lost more than they won, and
SO fell off in the percentage column,
although still maintaining their re-
spective positions. The record Is as
follows, including games played on
the 9th:
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-30

Detroit has better grip on first
place than any time since the middle
Of July and all things taken into con-
sideration, the Wolverines have got to
play pretty poor ball and their oppon.
ents little better than ordinary to
wrest the pennant from them. This
week they play at Boston and New
York, and then return home to play
twenty-one consecutive games on
their own grounds. If they come
home with the lead they now have
they are more aDlikely to capture
the pennant. Chicago puts in the
week at Washington and Philadelphis
and will do well to keep even. Pitts
burg also plays at Philadelphia and
Washington and indianapolis al
Boston and New York. Our impres
sion Is that the weeks play will result
In advancing Chicago, Philadelphis
and New York, while Boston and
Detroit stand still, and Pittsburg
Washington and Indianapolis retro
grade, but there will be no chang,
Of positions.
In the Northwestern League ther,
is no change Of position but the lead
ers are little closer together than be
fore. Milwaukee by reason of being
unable to play but two games, both O.
which were Lost to La Crosse, ha,
fallen of considerably and is now
within easy reach of the next three
Des Moines is still second by meagr,
margin, and st. Paul third; the lattel
club reached second place once during
the week but were unable to hold 1t ts
the close; Oshkosh is . close fourth
and still playing good ball but not q,
phenomenal game % heretofore
Minneapolis is fifth but with hardly
any hopes Of advancing further, while
Duluth, La Crosse and Eau Claire
finish the procession. The noteworthy
points In the weeks play were Ii
Crosse taking two games from Mil
waukee and Eau Claire taking two
from st. Paul. Such thing are natur
ally unexpected and upset the fore
casts Of the shrewdest prophets. The
Northwestern clubs trail out In this
NAV.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-30
The Devils Auction.

That this play, which is on for Sat
urday evening at theRink opera house,
10 immense will b. see from the press
notices 1t has received throughout the
country. The Washington National
Republican says: "By all means the
most splendid spectacular drama
seen in this city was inaugur-
ated at Albaugb's opera house last
evening. The occasion was the first
performance of Gilmore's famous
DEVILS Auction in Washington. II Is
perhaps modelled on the Black Crook
In some particulars, but in most re-
spects is original in design, and 1t ID
truly marvellous In scenic effects and
stage paraphernalia. The scenes are Q
series of stage pictures Of FairylAndr
and with many brilliant accessories q
simple love story is involved. Count
Fortune sells his soul to Satan, who
sends him to capture the soul Of q
farmers daughter. Madeline, who
prefers the love Of her shepherd lover.
The incidents of the plot are not intri.
cate. The shepherd has Q guardian
angel, Christaline, who appears at In.
opportune times in gauzy attire.
Toky, a donkey, afterward transform
ed to q man. achieves marvellous sue
cesses. The scenes shift from Nor
mandy to the court of the Flowery
Kingdom, with the Chinese Emperor
and his children of the moon, all clad
In appropriate costumes, and then
again at the court Of the Turkish EN-
pire, with the Grand Caliph In state
attended by the Kahn of Tartary,
Turks and slaves Of the harem-
changes made with startling CELEBRITY
and always our lovers and their friends
appear attired in proper costume. The
ballets are led by three leading and
proficient danseuses, and the scenes Of
their triumphs are indeed highly
artistic. There are Devils Galore
throughout, and the kaleidoscope
SUGGESTIONS Of marvellous mechanical
effects kept the audience dszzled and
alert to follow their rapid transforms
tions. The Premiers are well trained
artists of the ballet; the contortioniA Q
star of the first magnitude; the aero
batic brothers q whole circus In them.
selves; the trapeze absurdity scored q
rousing recognition of merit. The
songs, costumes, and, in fact, the
whole performance of the 'Deyirs
Auction may well be called the king
Of spectacle and is sure to play to
crowded houses the balance Of their
engagement"
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-30

neapolis two with Duluth and three
with Eau Claire. On this programme
the four leaders should all gain, but
there will be no change In positions
except that it may be In st. Paul TAX
ing second place from Des Moines.
In the American Association. Gin.
cinnati has taken third place from
Baltimore and is now very close 10
Louisville. ST. Louis increased its
lead two games and 10 now sixteen
won games ahead of Louisville. Phil.
adelphik's representative IN the Asso-
citation, the Athletics, made magnifi-
cent squirt, winning one game from st.
Louis, two from Louisville, and play
ing one tie, and two from Cleveland,
losing one game to the latter club.
The result Of the spurt was TO place
the Athletics tie with Brooklyn for
fifth place. The record 10 as follows:
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-30
Some Visionary Notes Of Railroad Move
ments.
The Sheridan Post Is buildin

The Sheridan Post Is building rail-
roads. This week 1t says: I'VE
mentioned that large party Of enRi-
neers had passed through town on
Tuesday. There were seventeen In
the party ana they passed on north
ward TO the grove on the bank Of the
stream just below the residence OF
Mr.. Grinnell and pitched their camp.
They have Imade careful surveys of
the Goose creek valley from its mouth
to Sheridan, and have examined the
divide between the valleys OF Goose
creek and Prairie Dog from one end
to the other. The line which they are
running follows the route which some
ofour citizens have always regarded
% the most practical, and II will give
Sheridan all facilities for shipping and
receiving freight without doing any
considerable damage to adjoining pro.
perty. A more desirable location for
all interests, would be hard TO Imagine.
Our town is not cut up BY this line
and yet 10 30 close that no hauling over
bad and hilly roads Ii required. The
line begins TO climb the divide just st
the east end Of town and 1t 10 two and
one-half miles to the top; then II de-
cends TO the Prairie Dog valley and
follows up that stream and runs
through the Murphy gulch. The val
lev from sheridan is straight 10 Ice
mouth, and ~ the stream has fall Of
but ifteen feet per mile, very favor
able line 10 secured. The engineers
are carefully connecting their line
with the section lines and doing all
that indicates an earnest intention Of
construction. They have spoken very
fvorably Of the country and amer
examining Its visible resources have
confirmed us In the belief that We
haze the natural Inducements v41sA
tempt railroads."
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-30

and the death rate reached forty
souls. Those injured numbered over
thirty.
The next serious accident occurred
on the Dedham branch of the Boston
q Providence road. between Forrest
Hill aud Roslindale. A train of seven
cars plunged through what was known
as the Bussey Park bridge, on March
18th. Thirty-6ve deaths resulted, the
most Of which were women. Seventy
were wounded, five Of whom died af-
terwards, running the death rate up to
forty.
So far a. the records Of past railway
horrors give an account. there has
been but one accident in which the
deaths exceeded those Of the Chats
wirth horror, and that was one which
occurred June "a, 1881, on the Morelis
railway, in Mexico. when . train fell
through . bridge near Cuertia into
San Antonio river. On this occasion
over 200 lives were lost.
Following is list Of railway disas-
ters in which the losses Of life were
very large:
July IL, lS56-A passenger train on
the Northern Pennsylvanis road col.
lided with . freight near Campbell.
killing 100 people.
June 20. 1894 passenger train
ran of bridge near st. Hilaire, Can
ada. Eighty-three were killed and 200
wounded.
April IA, ls6s-At Carr's Rock, on
the Erie road, q passenger train rolled
down an embankment into the Della
ware river. Deaths, twenty-siX. and
the wounded numbered fifty-two.
March IL, ls7O-On this day occurred
the New Hampshire horror. A train
consisting of oil tank cars left Jersey
City. When il reached the bridge
which spanned New Hamburg creek.
New York, several Of the cars jumped
the track, and across the opposite or
down track. Just then the Albany
express came into view, and before it
could be stopped il crashed into the
oil tanks. Several OF these ex-
ploded, throwing oil over all the cars,
and to add to the horror the weight
of the two trains let the bridge down
into the creek. Everything that
went down broke.througb the ice Of
the creek, and those who had any
chance for escape previously lost it.
The deaths were sixty, and the woun-
ded twice that number.
Aug.1s. ls7l-Collision at Revere,on
the eastern road, between Boston and
Portland. Twenty killed.
June %, ls72-Collision and explos-
ion of locomotive boiler on the Grand
Trunk road. near Belleville, Canada.
Thirty were killed by being crushed
and scalded.
Dec. 24,ls76-in the midst ofa blind
ing snow storm the. Pacific express
from New York on the Lake Shore
road, plunged through bridge which
crossed Ashtsbula creek. One hum
dred were killed. including P. P.
Bliss the noted evangelist.
Dec. IA, ls72-At Cory, Pa, Q pas
senger train plunged through bridge.
Twenty deaths.
Dec. IS, ls79-A passenger train was
blown off the Tay bridge into the
river Dundee, Scotland. Seventy-four
lives were lost.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-30

Whatever interest there is In this
race attaches to second place, for which
Louisville, Cincinnati and Baltimore
are struggling. with Brooklyn and
the Athletics in sight.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-30

If the schedule dates are observed,
Milwaukee plays two games with La
Crosse aud three with Des Moines;
Oshkosh, three with La Crosse and
three with Des Moines; 81. Paul, two
with Eau Claire, three with Du.
luth, and one with Minneapolis; Min.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-30
PROFESSIONAL.
CHURCHES.

Baptist Church-servicss Sunday, IL O. m, 2 p.
N. Z. d. Downey, pastor.
Methodist church-serviees Sunday, II .. m,
7:SU p. m. s. Z. snider, pastor.
Presbyterian chureh-serviees Sunday, II q. m.
e:sop. IN. 7. C. Armstrong, pastor.
ESQ 4. M; Sunday, 7.So p. IN. WIN. Honfall
rectoi.
Church Of sacred Heart, Catbolic-sundsy, II
O. m. T. W. y.Lindesmith, chaplain, U. .. A.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-03
ON 'CHAN6E.

AT Liverpool yesterday wheat was
quiet anG corn quiet.
Ar New York vest srday mining
shares we're dull, aud petroleum was
very dull.
AT the London wool sales yesterday
the attendance and b dding were good.
Prices were firm. The offerings COM
priced 6S40 bales.
VISITORS on Change yesterday: G..
X. Caru hers, Miles,; X. M. boswell
New Orleans; l.. ID. Banks, Columbus,
Miss. W ". Il. Biaseiey, Bowling Green,
Ky.
AT Chicago yesterday, cash May
and April pork we're unchanged, cash
lard unchanged, May lard off 2ic, cash
and May clear ribs OF l0c, cash wheat
oh 10, May wheat of no, cash oats of
10.
MRMrHIs cotton receipts yesterday,
81 bales; Bhipmen,s, 1895 bales ;
sales, 800 bales. Stock on hand, 1904
bales. Total recsipts TO date, 64S 724
bales; total shipments to date, 6Ol, 1888
bales.
The Merchants Exchange reports
the total receipts of cotton seed at
Memphis from September LIST to April
let inclusive, 1880 tons; same time
lat year, So, 465 tons, making the gain
over last year 81 ,726 tons.
NEW YORK -four receipts yestei day
were 1853 barrels and sacks; exports
81 barrels; sales. 1880 barrels,
Wheat receipts, 1880 bushels; ex-
ports, lS0,SS2 bushels. Corn re-
ceiPts, 6l,lb0 bushels; exports, 4S,046
bushels; sales, 472, 900 bushels futures
and 1000 bushels spots. Oats receipts,
69.OOO bushels; exports, l40S bushels |;
sales le5, 900 bushels futures and 120,-
900 bushels spots. 60.
TIE manufacture of tobacco In
North Carolina has doubled in volume
and value in ten years, aud real estate
about In the same proportion. North
Oarolina contains 800 square miles of
9 al and thirty counties in the Slate
have good workable iron ores One Of
the greatest sources OF wealth, IL prop
erly utilized, in North Oarolins is its
timber lands, fully hall the State now
being a virgin forest.
In 1880 there were $40 manufac.
turing establishments Of all kinds in
Virgins, the value Of their products
being s0!0O0,000. This was Just
double he amo int produced in 1850
. 1850 the produc. of Virginia man
ulactori,s h ID increased 10 SIS, OOO, 600,
or ss nearly as much decrease in five
years 80 there has been in the pre-
vious twenty. laU year 200 new man
ac'ullng ADJUSTMENTS were arted
wi h capital Of $4,000, 600,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-03
THE CHARLESTON WRECK
CORRECT ACCOUNT, AS GIVEN BY
suPERINTERDENT PEGRAM,
utes Ahead Of Time-Net Loss
TO the Company.

Superintendent r. B. PsQrsm and
Master Nicola tic A. 8. Burford, of
the Memphis and Charleston railroad,
went to the scene OF the wreck, near
Corinth, Friday night, and returned
yesterday. They were seen in the
afternoon by an APPEAL repolt ter, and
gave the following account OF the acct.
dent:
The wreck occurred at Young'5
Crossing, four miles west Of CoIinth
and four miles east of Chewalls. The
crossing is on the summit of slight
bill in a cut, and about Ito yards east
there Is curve. Two freight trains
collided at the top OF the hill, and both
were torn to pieces, two engines snd
fifteen box cars being wrecked. The
men on the west bound train saw the
danger in time TO jump, and all es.
capped without injury, The engineer
and fireman of the east sound
train, however, remained with
their engine and were killed.
The car immediat ly behiad
their engine, loaded with coal and
turpentine, was cast forward on and
into the engine, together with coal
and wood from the wreck, and in an
Instant both trains were enveloped in
flames TIE engineer and fireman of
tho east bound train remained at their
post and were cremaied. The fire.
man, Nathan Csstlebury, was entirely
consumed. Engineer John P. Kale
was crushed in the VIZ ok, and the
fire, famed by the escaping coal oil
and turpentine, completed the work
OF death upon him. Every part of
him, except his right foot and part of
one thigh, was almost totally con-
sumed. The remains were taken to
Tutcumbis, Ala, the home of the de-
cessed, for interment. Hs wSs rs
years old and unmarried. Two col.
ored brakemen on the east bound
train were badly hurt, but were
snatched away rom the flames by the
other trains hands before they, too,
were burned.
Blame in the premises rests upon
the Ulcers of the east houcd freight,
No. %, as heir train was fully twelve
minutes ahead Of time. They were
due at Wenasoga, one mile east OF
which the wreck occurred ], at 1874
o'clock. The hands of the engineer
watch regis cred 1888 o'clock, and
allowing two minutes for running the
one mile makes the total OF twelve
miuutes The Incoming freight, No.
20, was due at Wenasoga ut 1854
o'clock, aud was, therefore, two bours
and iortv-niue minutes behind. Ed
gineer Frank McLsan was RAINING on
the rights of delayed train, and
keeping o lock out for No. %, which
he knew to be due at Wenasoga al
1913 O'Clock. Upon this time he had
ten minutes to make one mile, and
could easily accomplish the run il
half the time.
/ A temporary track was CONSTRUCTED
around ina wreck ia about four hours
ever which the passenger train passed
At an eally hour yesterday morninl
the main line was clear, and trsinl
resumed regular schedule time. The
net loss to the company, 1t is esti
mlted, will b. about $1,000, as almost
everything is fully insured.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-03
BRIEF KILOGRAMS.

San Francisco, Cal, Apil 2.-Harry
Wilkes trotted mile this aftsraoon at
BAY District rack in 2:l39, beating
his record by II seconds.
Wilkssbarre, Pa April g "A e ct
Berwick this morning TO ally destroyed
the st. Charles Ho,el, with t'eon'en
the opera house, and Odd Fellows
Hall. Loss, $50, 0C0; pa tly Insured.
Buffalo, N. Y, April The exsmi.
nation of the chsrr9d body found ia
the Richmond Hotel runs today
proves it to Ds that Of a woman, uu-
doubtedIy one If the three servant
girls who psrished in the fre.
Albany, N. Y, April "A fir has
broken ont In the main Office f the
Western Ulion Telegraph Company
in this city, and the indications are
that 1t viii prove serious one. All
of the operators have a.d. Commu-
nicAtion with outside points is later.
rupted.
Buffalo, N. Y, April 2.-This after
noon the trunk OF another bo y was
found in the Richmond Hotel ruins,
The head and legs were missing. 1t
was the body OF man aud it is with.
out doubt that of K. s. Boyd, of Bos'
ton, the Bell Tele phone Compauy's
special sgeut.
San Francisco, CAL, April III AIRY
Wilkes, the noted trot.er, who ia to
tr It against his record of 2:l4s today,
has become the sole property of Sine
B others, they hsvins purchased q
half iutere t OF Frank Va ness for $l2 :
coo. Vsnuess is, however, to tain
and drive Wilkes during the coming
season,
L export, n. Y April 2 "A spec a
from Susp en- on Br dGe says: Obi err
of the Utica poles free arrived here
Lis morning ecG 'aer on izn 10,
Utica 9Th QhStles OR ,arke, the sus
pected express 55tt'ha', a d bis wife
A large Colts revolver and q mssl
were fourd 10 0'Rouyke's p ssessiaD
O'Rourke says he is a native OF Texas
and a cowboy ny Croft ssion.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-03
800 PASSENGERS GODORN
WITH THE STEAMER SCYTHIA,
OF THE CUNARD LINE,
on Scltuate, Some six Miles From
the MiBOla Lighthouse.
Massachusetts,.
A BLINDING SNOW STORM AND
TERRIFIC GALE
Prevailed and the Sea Was Wild
With Fury-Meager Delails
Of the Disaster.

BosroS, MASS, April "A report
was received at the Cunaid steamship
Office, in this city, at late hour this
evening, that the steamer Scythis, OF
the Cuuard Line, had gone ashore in
the breakers situate some six miles
from Minols Light, Just before dusk
tonight. 1t is also reported that at
the time Of the disaster a binding
snow storm was prevailing, accom-
panied by terrific gale, and the sea
was simply wild with fury. The
Scythia has over 800 souls on board,
including passengers and crew, and
a rumor, which cannot be verified
because tslegraphic communication
with that section is interrupted by the
storm, is current that there has been
great loss of life. The wrecking CON-
panjes have endeavored to send out
tugs to the relief of the stranded ship,
but the sea is 80 terrific that they
could not live outside. They are now
waiting for the sea to subside.
Later.-There seems to be no doubt
from the information at hand that the
scythia disaster is fact, but how Sc
rious cannot be learned until boats
can 90 out. 1t will be impossible to
set details tonight, and the Associated
Press reporter will 90 to the wreck on
the first boat out.
Sill Later.-The report Of the disas
ter has besn confirmed by tie police
boat Protector. Toys with relief crews
and reporters on board will leave for
tho scene Of the wreck as soon 4, ii il
safe to venture outside.
Later StiA.-While the report has
been general 10 this city, 1t cannot bt
traced to any definite source, and there
is some reason to hope that 1t may
prove unfounded.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-03
mas. JAMES nRonN porrEn.

INKS. JAMES HkOWN POTTER,
Who was for years leader OF fashion
in New York, recently made her ap.
pelrGrce as an actress in the Hay
market Theater, Londop, in the char.
ac'er of "Anne Sylvester" aad the
critics Of the great metropolis Of the En-
glish speaking world are much divided
as. TO her merits. They generally
think her much handicapped by the
play and by her own part, but none
doubt that she has brilliant future
before her. The Daily Telegraph ad-
mits that lin her acting, rough and un-
po'iahsd AZ 1t WAS, there was power.
To her earnestness there was the best
OF natures gifte-the germ Of true
.emqtion." The Morning Post "notices
q charm in her manner, aud p,o.
) nounces her obviously the possessor Of
distinc. dramatic endowment" and
the Daily MeIu sps axis Of her great capa-
bilitits, fac stsgs presence ald voice,
bat thinks her over-elsborate. The
Times was very severe upon her, and
saw lite to praise, aod it was only by
personal appeal that hired hisiers
were prevsiled upon to give up their
cowardiy purpose. The Daily NeIOs W 10
s.snek hy the evidences ofih!s boat, lity
In the house-prof5sslonal resentment
against fresh competition. "The little
knot Of mslconten's," says Mr..